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Old 04-07-2004, 06:55 PM
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ROD SERLING [Twilight Zone]- Was a paratrooper and made a combat jump into Corregidor, P.I., in WWII.

JACK WARDEN [character actor]- Was a paratrooper with the 101st Abn. Div. in WWII. He was supposed to make the night jump for the D-Day invasion, but broke his leg on the last practice jump in England.

JIMI HENDRIX [musician]- Was a paratrooper with the 82nd Abn. Div. in the early '60s.

TED WILLIAMS [baseball player]- Highly decorated Korean War combatant.
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